Heel-lift cementing and assembling machine



mmh 11, 1924.-

E. PAGE HEEL LIFT CEMENTING AND AS'SEMBLING MACHINE 4 Sheets-Sheet 1Original Filed Deo. 7, 1914 March 11, 1924."

E. L. PAGE' HEEL LIFT CEMENTING AND ASSEMBLING MACHINE 4 Sheets-Sheet 2March 111, 11924.` 15486542 E. L. PAGE HEEL LIFT CEMENTING ANDASSEMBLING MACHINE Original Filed Dec. 7, 1914 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 March1`1, 19.24,`

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HEELJJFT CEIJIENTNG AND ASSEIMBLNG. MCHNE.

Application led December 7, 1914, Serial No. 575,844. Renewed July 20,1523.

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Envm L. PAGE, a citizen of the United States,residing' at Georgetown, in' the county of Essex and State ofMassachusetts, have invented an mprovement inHeel-Lift Cementing andAssembling Machines, of which the vfollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in heel-making machinesand more particularly to certain' improvements 4in heel-lift-cenienting`and .assembling devices which are especially adapted for use in connection with a machine of the type shown in my Patent No. 1,223,728, inwhich a Se ries of heel-holders, on which the assembled lifts may beplaced, are flexibly connected to form an endless carrier, each holderbeing provided with heel-clamping means, so that, when the cementedlifts are assembled on the holder, they maybe immediately clampedtogether and held in this position until the cement sets.

In another application, filed by me on July 8, 1914, Serial #849,836,which matured into Patent No. 1,320,111() on Nov. 4, 1919, I havedescribed an improved means Vfor simultaneously cementing and deliveringthe lifts necessary to form a heel, so that they may be convenientlypicked up and placed in a heel form on the heel holder, and the objectof the present invention `is not only the functions of the cementing anddelivering device above referred to, butto provide an apparatus. whichwill, in addition collect' the cemented lifts in al pile and deliverthem in heel formen the heel holders of the carrier, assaid holders aresuccessively moved to a predetermined lift-receiving posit-ion, andwhich will also hold them in heel form on the holder while they areautomatically clamped thereon.

I accomplish these objects by providing, in connection withA a series oflift-holding compartments, as described in said prior application8%),836, a seriesl of lift-supports, which are arranged in a lineapproximately parallel to the line of said compartments, and adjacentthereto and onto which a separating device is arranged to deliver thelifts, so that they may be moved to collect Vthe lifts in heel form, andto deliver them onto the holder ofthe carrier. For a more completeunderstanding of my invention reference is made to the accompanyingdrawing, in which,

Fig. l is a side elevation of a heel-making machine embodying myinvention.

Fig. 2 is a detail viewof the heel-clamping mechanism.

Figs. 3 and el are detail views of a liftstraightening device which lemploy.

Fig. 5 is a sectional View, taken at the line'- of Fig. 1,- on -asomewhat enlarged scale.

Fig. 6'is a section View on the line y-y/ of Fig. 5, some of the partsbeing broken away.

Fig. 7 is a plan View of the machine shown in Fig. 6.

FigS is a sectional view on an enlarged scale taken at the line e-z ofFig. 6.

'Fig'. 9'is a similar view showin@n the parts in a different position.

Fig. l0 is a detail sectional view of a portion of the ceinentingmechanism, taken at the line ivf-w of Fig. 5.

Fig. llis a detail view of one of the liftassembling plates.

Fig. 12 is a. sectional view at the line 1)-22 of Fig. 7.

Fig. 13 is a View similar to Fig. 5, showing the parts in a differentposition.

Fig. 14 is a detail plan view of the liftportion of the `holding andcollecting mechanism.` to provide improved means for performing,

Fig. l'is a detail sectional view of the lift-delivering mechanism.

Figs. 16 and 17 are detail sectional views of the lift collectingmechanism.

Figs. 18 and 19 are detail views of por tions of the automaticclutch-operating mechanism. Y Y

As shown in the drawing, the frame 2 of ,the machine has an endlesscarrier` mounted 'to nieve in an endless track therein, said carriercomprising a serios of flexibly connect Ied heel-holders fl, and beingadapted to be intermittently driven from'the shaft 8, by means of themain shaft 7 acting through a clutch mechanism which causes the shaft 8to make one rotation and then stop, each time the treadle 9 isdepressed, mechanism being provided between the carrier and said shaft8, whereby the carrier isfadvanced the length of one holder each timethe shaft 8 makes a complete rotation.

Each holder flis provided with a liftclamping means, which comprises alift-engaging plate 10, carried by a rod 12, vertically mounted in theholder and 1n a breast gage 11, which projects thereonnandlongitudinally movable therein, a spring 13 being arranged between theunder side of the holder and an arm on said rod, to draw said rodinwardly and, therefore, the plate towards the outer side of the holder4. Each rod 12 is provided with a roll 14, which is adapted to engage arib 15 on the frame and to be raised out of clamping position thereby asthe particular holder, on which it is mounted, approaches theheelreceiving position, as explained in the prior applications abovereferred to.

For lreasons which will appear, an extension 16 of the rib 15 isprovided directly beneath the lift-receiving position of the holders,said extension being pivoted to the Y end of said rib and being normallysupported by a vertically movable support 17 having a tooth at one sidewhich is arranged to be engaged by a dog 18 to lock the rod againstdownward movement. A spring 2O is arranged beneath the end of the rod17, which is of sufficient strength to support the section 16 in ahorizontal position, and a spring 21 normally holds the dog 18 inengagement with the rod 17.

A table 25 is mounted at the front side of the machine near its leftend, and extends approximately at right angles thereto, and

a heel-lift holder 27 is mounted on said table and is provided with aseries of vertically disposed compartments 28, each of which is adaptedto hold a stack of lifts therein, said compartments being arranged in arow which extends approximately at right angles to the carrier, or thedirection in which the carrier is driven, and said compartments being,in practice, of sufficient number to contain all the different standardsizes of lifts which will, ordinarily, be used in the construction of aheel. Said compartments are arranged in the order of their size, thelargest being next the machine, and, when two or more lifts of the samesize are required in a heel, the corresponding compartments are made thesame size.

The table 25 extends beneath the lower ends of the compartments 28, andhas liftsupporting faces 25' directly beneath said compartments on whichthe bottom lift of each stack rests, said faces being arranged inhorizontal planes at different elevations, each varying in elevationfrom the next adjacent facc by the thickness of the lifts to be employed(see Fig. 12), the face next adjacent the carrier being at the lowestelevation and the others being at increasingly higher elevationsrelative thereto.

A lift-separator 30 is provided, composed of a series of liftengagingportions, which are arranged correspondingly to said faces 25' and restat thereon, each portion being of a thickness slightly less than thethickness of the lifts. Said separator is slidably mounted in guideways31 on the table 25, so that it may slide directly vover the faces 25'and engage the lifts whichV may he supported on said faces and push themfrom beneath the stacks, spaces between the lower ends of the sides ofthe lift-holder 27 and the table 25 being formed, to permit theseparator and the lifts to pass therebeneath, as shown in Fig. 15. Thefront end of each separator portion is provided with a recess 30' whichis shaped to receive one side half of, or to fit against the side edgeportion of the particular heel-lifts which are to be placed in thecompartment under which the corresponding separator portionV passes, asshown in Figs. 6 and 7.

Suitable means for reciprocating said separator 30 are provided,comprising a pair of arms 32, which are secured on a rock- Vshaft 34mounted in the frame, said shaft being rocked by means of an eccentricon shaft 8 operating through a connecting rod 36 andan arm 38 mounted onthe shaft 34, so that each time `the shaft 8 makes one completerevolution the separator plate 25 will be caused to make one completereciprocation. Y'

The table 25 is provided witha guideway 26 directly in front of thelift-holder 27, and at the front end of said lift-supporting faces 25',said guideway extends perpendicularly to the path of the'carrier orholders 4, and a series of flat, lift-supporting and assembling plates42 are arranged therein in superimposed position, and are longitudinallyslidable in said guideway on each other. Said plates 42 are all ofsimilar construction, but are varied according to conditions, the bottomplate extending the entire length of the groove 26 and the platesthereabove being successively shorter by the width of the liftengaging-portions of the separator 30. The front end of each plate 42,or the end next the carrier,is provided with a recess 42', which isshaped to receive a heel lift, the inner end of said recess beingrounded to correspond to the rear end of the lift and the sides beingextended in parallelism to the front end of the plate, from the widestpart of the re-` cess, the depth of the recess being such that, when thelift, which it is adapted to receive, is placed therein, its breast edgewill be flush with the end of the plate.

Each plate 42, except the uppermost, is formed to provide alift-supporting face 42", on its upper side, directly in the rear of itslift-receiving recess 42', and the relative lengths of said plates issuch, that, when they are all drawn back so that their rear ends engagean abutment 45 at the rear end of the groove 26, the supportingface 42"of each plate will be directly beneath the recess 42 of the next plateabove it. Each plate is of a thickness approximately the same, orslightly greater than the thickness of the lifts, so that the uppersurface of a lift resting on the face 42" of one plate Within the recess42' of the next above it, will be practically flush with the uppersurface of the latter plate, but will not extend above it.

It may be here noted that the apparatus, described herein, is especiallyadapted for use in building heels made of leather pulp, which is formedin sheets made Vof a stand-4 ard, uniform thickness, so that the liftscut therefrom do not vary in thickness to any appreciable extent, andthe plates 42 may be made to correspond in thicknem almost exactly tothe thickness of the lifts, al'- though they may be, and preferably are,

of slightly greater thickness, but the total of such excess thicknessmust. not exceed the thickness of a single lift in the particular heelwhich is being built.

Y Each plate 42, except the uppermost, is further provided with a pairof longitudinally extending slots 43 which extend for a predetermineddistance, as hereafter explained, and eachplate, except the bottomplate, is also provided with depending pins 44 which are adapted toextend into the slots 43 of the plate directly beneath it. Said slots 43and pins 44 are so arranged that the pins of one plate will engage therear ends of the slots in the plate next be low it when their relativepositions are such that the front end of the one plate is slightly intherear of the recess 42' of the other. The arrangement is also such thateach pin will engage the rear end of its slot, when all the plates arein engagement with the abutment 45. Said slots are terminated at theirfront ends in such a position that, when said plates 42 are movedforwardly, one on the other, their relative movement will belimited atpositions in which the recessed ends thereof will be held inheel-forming relation, as shown in Fig. 9.

The plates 42 are designed to be made up in sets and to be readilyremovable from the guideway in which they are placed, so that one setmay be substituted for another for heels of different shape.

The parts for actuatingI the separator 30 areso arranged that vtheoperative or forward movement thereof carries its front end to such apoint, before it is retracted` that the bottoms of its recesses 30 arein register with the adjacent side edges of the lift-receiving recesses42', said plates 42 being then all in their retracted position, so that,when the separator is operated, the lifts which are removed from thebottoms of the stacks, will be pushed forwardly directly over, or intothe recesses 42', whereby a lift may be delivered into each of saidrecesses, simultaneously, each being supported on one .of the faces 42",as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 6.

To prevent the lifts from being pushed beyond said recesses 42', and toprovide means to assist in moving the lifts into exact registertherewith, so that they will fall therein, a stop plate 46, illustratedin detail in Figs. 3 and 4, is provided, which is shaped similarly tothe transverse shape oi the .separator 30, being adapted to rest on theouter side end portions of the plat-es,

42 and having recesses in its inner side which register with the outeredges of the recesses 42'. That is, when the plates 42 are in retractedposition, as shown in Fig. 6, with the stop plate 46 in positionthereon, as shown in Fig. 14, if the separator 30 is moved to itsadvanced position, the recesses 42 will be enclosed on both sides by theseparator and stop plate.

/Vith this arrangement, therefore, when the separator is advanced andengages the bottom lifts of the stacks and pushes them side-wise ontothe plates 42, so that they should fall into the recesses 42', if a liftshould happen to be misplaced or not moved into exact register with arecess and would otherwise be pushed beyond it, it will be pushedagainst said abutment, which will prevent such an occurrence and willassist in pushing the lift into position, so that it will be held inregister with, and may fall into the recess intended to receive it. Theplate 46 thus serves as an abutment for the lifts, and as alift-adjusting or straightening device. Said stop plate 46 is mounted onarms 48 which project at right angles therewith at its ends and areconnected by pivots 49 to ears 50 on the table 25, so that said platemay be swung upward out of engagement with the plates 42.

A pair of parallel guide rods 5l are mounted in front of the table 25and extend horizontally in a direction parallel to the guideway 26therein and an arm 52 is slidably mounted on said rods and is rigidlyconnected to the uppermost plate 42. and is provided with a handle 53which projects vertically therefrom.

An inclined projection 54 is mounted on the arm 52 in position to passbeneath and engage the under side, of the stop plate 46 so as to liftthe same .from in front of the ends of the plates when the plates areadvanced towards the carrier.

Before the hcel-lifts are assembled in 'heel form, it is necessary toapply a coating of an adhesive to the surfaces of the said lifts, and,for this purpose, a frame 55 is provided, which is mounted to movevertically, directly over the plates 42, on a pair of rods 56 arrangedat each end of the lift holder '27, said frame having a series ofliquid-cement-holding tubes 57 rigidly secured thereto and verticallyarranged side by side. Each tube 57 is closed atrits lower end by anabsorbent pad 58, preferably of felt or similar material, which isadapted to become saturated with the cement placed in the tube, butwhich willl retain the cement therein. The cross sectional shape of eachtube, and its corresponding pad is made to correspond to the shape ofthe heel lift which is to be placed in the compartment 28 directly inthe rear thereof, and is also arranged directly over the recesses 42 ofthe corresponding plate 42 when in the initial position of Fig. 6, sothat, when the frame is lowered, the pad 58 of each tube will registerexactly with a recess 42', or will be brought into engagement with thelift held therein throughout practically' its entire surface. A,hand-lever is pivotally mounted at 6l at the rear end of the table 25,and is loosely connected to the frame 55 by a pivot 62, so that, whenthe lever 60 is depressed, the frame 55 will be pushed downwardly on theguide rods 56. A pair of springs 64 are connected to the lift holder 27and to the frame 55 as indicated on Figs. l and 5 and act normally tosupport the frame in the raised position of Figs. l and 5.

A pair of fingers 65 are slidably mounted in lugs 66 on each side ofeach tube 57, so that each linger extends in close proximity to the padat its opposite sides. and springs 67 are arranged on saidshank-portions of said lingers between the uppermost of said lug 67 anda stop-collar 68 thereon, said collar 68 being arranged to engage thelowermost lugs 66 and to limit the downward movement of the lingers 65at such point that the end portions thereof will normally projectslightly beyond the bottom surface of the pad 58, as indicated in Fig.5.

The operation of this portion of the device is as follows Each tube 57which is to be used for cementing purposes, is supplied withliquidcement, and, after the separator 30 has been operated to deliver aset of lifts to the recesses 42', as already described, and illustratedin dotted lines in Fig. 6, the handlever 60 is depressed, causing thepads 58 to be pressed down against the lifts directly therebeneath, asindicated in Fig. l0, applying a coating of cement to the practicallyentire upper surface thereof. That is, the pads are preferably slightlysmaller in size, so

that a small portion closely adjacent the edge, may not be coated, butwhether such portion is, or is not coated is immaterial.

Inasmuch as the lifts must lit quite closely in the recesses 42', itwill frequently happen that, while the lifts may be deliveredpractically in exact register with said recesses, they will not falldown therein, so that they rest firmly on the upper sides of the plates,directly beneath, on the faces 42. As the pads 58 are pressed firmlyagainstrsaid lifts, in applying the cement thereto, they will, at thesame time, act to force the lifts down into said recesses, in case theyare vnotfalready in this position, thus performing two differentfunctions at one operation.

The pads 58, being saturatedk with anadhesive, have a tendency to adhereto the surface of the lifts and thus tend to raise the lifts from therecesses when they are lifted, upon release of the handle, but this isprevented by the lingers, the ends of which arearranged to engage thelifts before they are engaged by the pads, so that, on the reversemot-ion, the separation from the lifts will be in the reverse order,that is, each lift will be held down firmly in its recess by the rods 65until the pad 58 which has been pressed thereagainst, has been raisedout of contact therewith.

The lifts having been delivered to the recesses 42 of the sliding plates42, and a coating of cement having been applied to the upper surfaces ofsaid lifts, the operation of the plates 42 in collecting them in heelform is as follows The operator pulls the handle 53 toward the carriercausing the uppermost plate42 to be moved forwardly in the groove 26.This movement forces the wedge 54 beneath the stop-plate 46, and causesthe same to be swung upwardly so that it will not obstruct the forwardmovement thereof, as shown in Fig. 17. As the plate is moved along onthe plate next below it, it pushes the lift contained in its recess 42along on the face 42" of said plate next beneath it, and causes the sameto be slid onto the next lift which is held in the recess of said nextplate, this movement continuing until the uppermost lift is carriedslightly beyond, or in heelforming relation with the lift next below it,at which time the pins 44, or the uppermost plate will engage the frontends of the slots 43 in said plate next below it, causing the latterplate to be moved forward in like manner. As the handle 53 is movedtowards the carrier, this operation is continued, each successive platefirst moving the lift which it engages forwardly on the plate nextbeneath it, and onto the next succeeding` lift, as indicated in Fig. 8,so that the lifts are collected in a pile and at the end of thismovement will be held in heel-form on'the bottom of the table. Theguideway 26 is so arranged that the lowermost of the plates 42 ismovable onto the carrier, exactlyat the level thereof, so that, onfurther movement of said plates, they will carry the assembled liftsonto the holder 4, which is in position in front thereof, and will pressthe same against the breast-engaging abutment 1l of the holder, thelifts being held firmly in heel lll() naechste form between said slidingplates and the abutment 11, as indicated in F ig. 9.

When the handle 53 is pushed baclr from the extreme forward position, towhich it may be moved, as described, each slide will be moved back onthe one next below it, until the pins 44 of each plate engage the rearends of the slots 43 of the plate beneath it, and the lest motionpermitted by said slots, is all taken up and all the slides engage theabutment 45 at their rear ends.

A linger 70 is rigidly connected to the arm 52 and extends downwardlyand then horizontally therefrom, and the eXtreme end thereof is arrangedin position to engage the lower end cf the dog 18, when the plates 42have been advanced to their extreme forward position, so that the liftsare pressed into heel form against the breast gage 11, as shown in Fig.9, causing said dog to become disengaged from the vertically movablesupport 17, so that the spring 13, which is much stronger than thespring 20, will be free to overcome said spring 2O and to press thelift-clampingplate 10 onto the pile of lifts which have been deliveredto its holder, so as to press the cemented lifts together. The clampingplate 10 may be released just before the lifts are pressed against thebreast gage 11, as the lifts may be slid into final position while theyare clamped by the plate 10.

While the treadle 9 may be depressed by the operator to start themachine, so that the carrier will be moved the distance between twoholders, in order that the operation may be facilitated, and to avoidthe possibility that one or more of the assembled plates may not bewithdrawn from the holder when the carrier is started, with theconsequent result that the heelwould probably be displaced, or damagedone, by reason of the engagement of the clamped heel with such platesas have not been withdrawn, when the heel is moved along with thecarrier, and, further, to insure the complete withdrawal of the platesinto position to receive the lifts from beneath the stacks, when thecarrier is started and the lift separator is operated, 1 provide meanswhereby the normally inoperative -driving mechanism, which may be causedto operate by depressing the treadle, may be automatically operated atthe end of the return movement of the assembling plates.

An embodiment of means whereby this result may be accomplished isillustrated in Figs. 1, 5, 13, 18, and 19, in which a link 71 isconnected at one end to the clutch operating lever 72, and at theopposite end to one arm of a bell-crank lever 7 3, shown in.

detail in Fig. 19, mounted to swing horizon tally on the machine frame,asV shown in Fig. 1, the opposite arm of the lever 73 being connected,by a link 75, to one end of a lever7 6, which is pivoted, at theopposite end, on the supporting post 77, as shown in detail in Fig. 18,and so arranged that, just before the handle 53 is withdrawn to itsextreme limit, as shown in Fig. 5, the depending portion of the lingerwill engage an intermediate portion thereof, as shown in Fig. 18, and,acting through said link 75, lever 73, and link 71, cause a pull on thelever 72, so that the clutch mechanism will be operated and the machinestarted. The

clutch mechanism which is employed is,

preferably, of the well-known type which necessitates the release of itsoperating lever before it can again be operated to start the machine.

The operation of the machine, as a whole, is as follows lVhen thecarrier-driving-mechanism is operated, so that each holder is moved adistance equal to its length, the separator 30 will be operated, andwill deliver a series of lifts to the lift-assembling plates 42. Theoperator then presses down on the handlever 60, so as to apply a coatingof cement to the upper surfaces of the lifts, which have thus beendelivered, at the saine time pressing the lifts down into the recesses42', as already described. He then moves the handle 53 towards thecarrier, and, as the plates 42 are moved one on the other, the lifts arecollected in heel form and delivered to the holder, which is directly infront of them, the collected lifts being automatically clamped thereon,in heel form, at the end of the assembling operation, as shown in Fig.13.

The plates 42 are then moved back to their initial positions, and, justbefore the linger 70 reaches its extreme withdrawn position, it engagesthe lever 76 and operates the clutcli-mechanism, so that the carriermoves forward to the next position. The roll 14, of the particularholder which has just clamped the heel, will, at the same time, be movedout of contact with the rib section 16, and into contact with thesupplemental lift-pressingmechanism, described in my application, SerialNo. 849,835, so that the heel is placed under pressure additional tothat applied through the spring 13. As soon as the roll 14 is moved outof contact with the rib section 16, the spring 20 will be free to returnsaid section to its normal position, where it will be again locked bythe dog 18, as shown in F ig. 5, and will support the lift-clampingmechanism of the next holder, as the roll of such mechanism passes ontothe same. During this movement of the carrier, an additional set oflifts will be delivered to the lift-assembling plates, and the operationwill then be repeated.

rlhe cementing, assembling, and clamping operations may thus becontinuously performed.

I claim l. In a heel-making machine, a series of superimposedlift-assembling plates, each plate having a lift-receiving recess in itsfront end, and a lift supporting face in the rear thereof, so arrangedthat a lift supported on the face of one plate will be held in therecess of the next above it, and said plates being forwardly movable tobring the recesses of the different plates into approximate register.

2.`In a heel-making machine, a series of superimposed lift-assemblingplates each having a lift-supporting face on its upper side and alift-receiving recess in its front end, means permitting relativeforward lmovement of said plates, and stops for limit-ing the movementof adjacent plates at points where the recess of each plate is inapproximate register with that of the next adjacent plate, but varyingtherefrom according to the variations of the desired relative positionsof the lifts when in heel form.

3. In a heel-making machine, a heel form composed of a series of formingmembers corresponding in number to the lifts of the heel to be formedand constructed to be held in forming relation, one over the other, andmeans permitting relative movement of said members longitudinally of theheel, said members having lift-supporting portions adjacent theirforming portions and being movable from positions in which said portionsare in lift-receiving position, to collect the lifts in heel form.

ll. In a heel-making machine, a series of superimposed lift-assemblingplates having their front edge-portions recessed to receive the roundedend-portions of corresponding lifts of a heel and having lift-supportingfaces in the rear thereof, said plates being so held that the sides ofthe recess of one plate enclose the face of the one beneath it and beingforwardly movable to slide the lift held on one face onto the lift heldin the recess of the next plate therebeneath, and means to arrest theforward movement of said plates in position to cause the severalrecesses thereof to hold the lifts in heel form.

5. In a heel-making machine, a series of superimposed lift-assemblingplates having their front edge-portions recessed to receive the roundedend-portions of corresponding lifts of a heel and having lift-supportingfaces-in the rear thereof, said plates being so held that the sides ofthe recess of one plate enclose the face of the one beneath it, andbeing forwardly movable to slide the lift held on one face onto the liftheld in the recess of the next plate therebeneath, and a stationarybreast gage at the end of the collecting movement of plates disposed toengage the breast, edge of the lifts and limit t-he forward movementthereof.

6. In a heel-making machine, a series of superimposed lift-assembling'plates, each plate having a lift-receiving recess in its front end and alift-supporting' face directly in the rear of said recess, to support alift in the recess of the plate next above, and being limited to slideover the plate next beneath it, between a position in which its recessedend is directly in the rear of the supporting face of such plate to aposition in which its recessed end is in heel-forming register with therecessed end thereof.

7. In a heel-making machine, a series of superimposed lift-assemblingpla-tes, each plate having a lift-engaging front end and alift-supporting face directly in the rear thereof, and being limited toslide over the plate next beneath, between a position in which itslift-engaging end is directly in the rear of the supporting face of suchplate and a position in which its said end is in heelforming relationwith'the lift-engaging end of the plate therebeneath, to collect thelifts 1 in hel form as said plates are moved to their extreme forwardpositions.

8. In a heel-making machine, a series of superimposed lift-assembling Yplates, each plate having a lift-engaging front end and alift-supporting face directly in the rear thereof, and being arranged toslide VVover the plate next beneath, between a position in which itslift-engaging end is directly in the rear of the supporting face of suchplate and a position in which its said end is in heel-forming relationwith the lift-engaging rnd of the plate therebeneath, to collect thelifts in heel form as said plates are moved to their extreme forwardpositions, and a heelvforming abutment arranged to engage the oppositeedges of said lifts, from that engaged by said engaging ends, at the endof the lift-collecting movement of said plates, to hold the lifts inheel form at opposite points. v

9. In a heel-making machine, a series of superimposed lift-assemblingplates, each plate having a lift-supporting face on its upper side, anda recessed front end formed to engage the rounded rear end of a lift,said plates being relatively movable one over the other, from aposition, in Which the recessed end of one plate embraces the face ofthe one directly beneath it, to a position in which said recessed end isin heel-forming relation with the recessed end of the latter, to collectthe lifts, resting on the facesof said plates, in heel form.

10. In a heel-making machine, a series of superimposed lift-assemblingplates, each plate having a lift-engagingfront end and a lift-supportingface directly in the rear thereof, and being limited to slide over theplate next beneath it, between a position in Which its lift-engaging endis directly in the rear of the supporting face of such plate and aposition in which its said end is in heel-forming relation With thelift-engaging end of the plate therebeneath, to collect the lifts inheel form as said plates are moved to their eXtreme forward positions,and an abutment disposed in front of said plates in position to beengaged by the breast edges of the lifts at the end of said collectingmovement.

11. ln a heel-making machine, a row of supports for holding a series ofcemented heel lifts in correspondingly disposed positions, a series ofheel-holders successively movable into a lift-receiving position at oneend of said row of supports, and means to collect said lifts and deliverthem in a pile onto each holder successively While in said position.

12. In a heel-making machine, a rovv of supports for holding a series ofcemented heel lifts in correspondingly disposed positions, a series ofheel-holders movable, successively into a position at one end of saidrow, and means to collect said lifts and deliver them in a pile ontoeach holder While in said position.

13. In a heel-making machine, a row of supports for holding a series ofcemented heel lifts in correspondingly disposed positions, a series` ofheel-holders successively movable into a lift-receiving position at oneend of said row of supports, means to collect said lifts and deliverthem in a pile onto each holder, successively, While in said position,and a clamping device on each holder for clamping the lifts thereon Whendelivered thereto.

14. In a heel-making machine, a row of supports for holding a series ofcemented heel lifts in correspondingly disposed positions, a series ofheel-holders successively movable into a lift-receiving position at oneend of sait row of supports, means to collect said lifts and deliverthem in a pile onto each holder successively, a clamping device on eachholder and automatic means for moving saidV device into clampingposition When the lifts are delivered onto the holder.

15. In a heel-making machine, a rovi7 of supports for holding a seriesof cemented heel lifts, a series of heel-holders successively movable toa heel-receiving position at the end of said rou7 of supports, said psupports being movable in the direction of said row to collect the liftsthereon in a pile and deliver them to said holders, successively, whenin said Vreceiving position, and means on each holder for clamping thepile of lifts thereon.

16. ln a heel-making machine, a heelholder having a clamping device, aheelforming device movable to said heel-holder to deliver an assembledheel thereto, and means automatically operated by said forming device asit delivers a heel to said holder to move said clamping-device to clampthe heel on the holder.

17. In a heel-making machine, a heelholder, a heel-clamping devicetherefor, means normally actuated to move said clamping device to clampan assembled heel on said holder, means to hold saitL clamping deviceout of clamping position, a heelforming device movable to deliver anassembled heel to said holder, and means, operated by said heel-formingdevice as it delivers heel to said holder, to release said clampingdevice to permit its actuating means to clamp the heel on the holder.

18. ln a heel-making machine, a series of heel-holders successivelymovable to a heelreceiving position, heel-clamping means for eachholder, heel-forming means movable to deliver an assembled heelV to eachholder when in said receiving position, and means, automaticallyoperated by said forming means, as it delivers an assembled heel to eachholder, to operate said clamping means to clamp the heel thereon.

19. In a heel-making machine, a heelholder, a heelwforming devicemovable to deliver an assembled heel to said holder, a clamping devicefor said holder, having a spring for moving it into clamping position,means to compress said spring and hold each clamping device out ofclamping position, and means, automatically operated by saidheel-forming means When it delivers the assembled lifts to said holder,to release said spring and permit it to move said clamping device toclamping position.

20. In a heel-maling machine, a holder having a series of compartmentseach arranged to receive a stack of lifts and to support the bottomlifts thereof at different elevations, Which vary successively by thethickness of the lifts, a correspondingly arranged series oflift-supports disposed adjacent thereto, a separating device movable todeliver the bottom lift of each stack onto the support correspondingthereto, and means to movesaid supports to move each lift onto the nextsuccessively, and collect them in a pile.

21. In al heel-making machine, a liftholder having a row of verticallydisposed compartments each adapted to hold a stack of lifts therein, arow of lift-supports at one side of said compartments corresponding innumber thereto and arranged in approximately parallel relation te theline thereof, separating devices movable transversely of said line todeliver a lift from each of said stacks to the support correspondingthereto, and means to move said lli) Y lift-supports horizontallydisposed in a roiv at elevations` which are successively lower, by thethickness of the lifts, from one end of the row to the other, a seriesof cementing devices having'ceinent-applying faces at correspondinglydifferent elevations, and movable to apply cement sin'iultaneously tothe upper surfaces' of the lifts While held by said supports, and meansto move said lifts one over the other to collect them in a pile.V

24C. In a heel-making" machine, a holder having a series of compartmentseach arranged to receive a stack of lifts, a corresponding series oflift-supports arranged adjacent thereto, a separating device movable todeliver a lift from each stack simultaneously onto the supportcorresponding thereto, means to apply cement simultaneously to saidlifts While held on said supports, and means to collect the cementedlifts held on said supports in a pile.

Y25. In a heel-making machine a holder having a series of compartmentseach arranged to receive a stack of lifts, a corresponding series oflift supports arranged adjacent thereto, a separating device movable todeliver a lift from the bottoni of each stack onto the supportcorresponding thereto, so that the upper surface of each lift isexposed, means to apply cement to said upper surfaces of said liftsWhile held on said supports, and means to collect the cemented lifts,held on said supports, in av pile. l

2G. In a heel-making machine, a lift-holder having a row of verticallydisposed conilpartments each adapted to hold a stack of lifts therein, arow of lift-supports, at one side of said con'ipartnients, correspondingin number thereto and horizontally arranged at elevations which aresuccessively lower by approinniately the thickness of the lifts,separating devices movable to deliver a lift from each of said stacks tothe support corresponding thereto, and means to move said supports inthe line of their arrangen'ieut to collect said lifts in a pile.

27. In a heel-making machine, a lift-holder having a series ofvertically disposed coinpartineiits arranged in a row, each to receive astack of lifts therein, supporting means at the bottom of each stacharranged at elevations Which increase from one end of the row accordingto the approximate thickness of the lifts,`a corresponding series oflift-supports at one side of said stacks disposed at correspondingelevations, and separating means for each stack movable horizontally atcorresponding elevations to remove the bottoni lifts from said stacksand deliver them to said supports.

Q8. In a heel-malring machine, a row of vertically disposed compartmentseach adapted to hold a stack of lifts therein a. lift-as senibliiigdevice having a row of lift-receiving recesses disposed at one side ofsaid con'ipartnients and arranged to hold the lifts in correspondingpositions, separating means to deliver a lift from the bottoni of eachstach into register with said recesses, a vertically movablelift-engaging device arranged'to engage the lifts simultaneously andpress -thein into said recesses and means to operate saidlift-assembling device to collect the lifts in said recessesin a pile.

29. In a heel-making machine, a row of vertically disposed compartmentseach adapted to hold a stack of lifts therein, a lift-assembling devicehaving a roiv of lift-- receiving recesses disposed at one side of saidcompartments and arranged to hold the lifts in corresponding positions,separating means to deliver a lift from the bottom of each sta-ch intoregister with said recesses, and a series of cementing pads verticallymovable to press said lifts into said recesses and to apply cement tothe upper surfaces thereof.

30. In a heel-making machine, a rovv of vertically disposed compartmentseach adapted to hold a stack o-f lifts therein, a lift-assembling devicehaving a row of liftreceiving recesses disposed at one side of saidcompartments and arranged to hold the lifts in corresponding positions,separating means to deliver a lift from the bottom of each stack intoregister VWith said recesses, and means at the opposite sides of saidrecesses from said separating-means to obstruct the movement of the'lifts beyond said recesses by said separating means.

31. In a heelmaking machine, a row of compartments each adaptedto hold astack of lifts therein, a lift-assembling device having a correspondingfroiv'of lift-receiving supports, lift-separating devices movabletransversely of said row to deliver a lift from each stack to saidsupports and means at the opposite side of said supportsfrom saidseparating'devicesto limit the movement of the lifts by said separatingdevices.

32. In a heel-making machine, a roiv of thereof to slide the lifts ontosaid faces, and a stop device at the opposite side of said row arrangedto prevent movement of the lifts beyond said faces and supported topermit upward movement out of the paths of said plates during theassembling movement thereof.

33. In a heel-making machine, a carrier comprising a series of heelholders having means for clamping a heel thereon, means to actuate saidcarrier to move said holders successively into a heel-receivingposition, and a lift-assembling device movable to deliver the assembledlifts onto each holder When in said receiving position.

34. In a heel-making machine, a carrier comprising a series ofheel-holders having means for clamping a heel thereon, means to actuatesaid carrier to move said holders successively into a heel-receivingposit-ion, lift-supporting means for holding a series of lifts incorresponding positions, means to apply cement to the lifts While heldin said positions, and means to collect the cemented lifts in heel formand to deliver them to said holders, successively, while held in saidreceiving position.

35. In a heel-making machine, a row of supports for holding a row ofheel-lifts with one side uppermost, a corresponding row ofcement-applying devices, means to operate said cementing devices toapply cement to the uppermost sides of the lifts While held in saidsupports and means to collect the cemented lifts in a pile.

36. In a heel-making machine, a row of lift-receiving compartments, arow of supports atone side thereof, means to deliver alift from eachcompartment to each of said supports with one side uppermost, means toapply cement to the uppermost sides of the lifts While held by saidsupports, and means to collect the cemented lifts in a pile.

37. In a heel-making machine, a row of supports, for holding a series ofheel-lifts With one side uppermost, a corresponding row ofcement-receiving tubes having depending lower ends, an absorbent pad forclosing the lower end of each tube, means to move said tubes to bringsaid pads in contact With the uppermost faces of the lifts held on saidsupports and means to collect the cemented lifts in a pile.

38. In a heel-making machine, a carrier comprising a series ofheel-holders successively movable toa heel-receiving position, a row oflift-receiving compartments, and a corresponding row of lift supportsarranged side by side, said row of lift supports terminating at oneendadjacent the receiving position of said carrier, means to deliver a liftfrom each of said compartments to said supports, means to apply cementto the lifts While held by said supports, and means, movable in the lineof said supports,

to collect the lifts therefrom, and deliver them in assembled form toone of said holders While in said receiving position.

39. In a heel-making machine, a carrier comprising a series ofheel-holders, means to drive said carrier to bring said holderssucccssirely into a heel-roeirinfhv` position, a heel-clamping plate oneach holder movable to and Vfrom positions to clamp a heel thereon, andspring actuated to move to a clamping position, means to move eachclamping-plate out of clamping position as the holder moves towards saidreceivingposition, to release the heel clamped thereby, a movablesupport to hold each clamping-plate out of clamping position While itsholder is in receiving position, means to deliver a heel to each holderWhile in receiving position and means to release said support to permitthe clamping-plate supported thereby, to be moved to clamping positionWhile the heel is held in assembled position on the holder.

40. In a heel-making machine, a series of heel-holders, each holderhaving means for clamping a heel thereon, means to move said holderssuccessively into a heel-receiving position, and a heel-forming devicemovable to deliver the assembled lifts onto each holder when in saidreceiving position.

4l. In a heel-making machine, series of heel-holders, each holder havingmeans for clamping a heel thereon, means to move said holderssuccessively into a heel-receiving position, and a heel-forming devicereciprocally movable to and from said position to deliver the assembledlifts to said holders, successively, when in said position.

42. In a heel-making machine, a series of heel-holders, each holderhaving a heel-receiving seat and means for clamping a heel thereon,means to move said holders in a predetermined path, successively into aheelreceiving position in which the seat thereof is held horizontally,and a heel-forming device movable transversely of said path to deliverthe assembled lifts onto each holder When in said receiving position.

43. In a heel-making` machine, a series of heel-holders, each holderhaving a heel-re- .ceiving seat and means for clamping a heel thereon,means to move said holders in a predetermined path, into aheel-receiving position, successively, in which the seat thereof is heldhorizontally, and a heelforming device horizontally reciprocaltransversely of said path to deliver assem bled lifts onto each holderwhen in said receiving position.

44. In a heel-making machine, a series of heel-holders, 'each holderhaving a heel-receiving seat and a heel-breast engaging abut# ment atone side of said seat, means to move said holders in a predeterminedpath into a heel-receiving position, successively, a heel- Cab formingmember adapted to conforn'i lo the rear end of a heel and reciprocallymovable transversely of said path to 'ards and from the abutment of eachholder', when in said receiving position, to deliver a pile of heellifts assembled therein onto the seat of the holder and hold themagainst its abutment in heel form, and means on each holder to clamp theheel on its seat while thus held and thereafter to permit said formingmemloer to be moved out of engagement with the heel.

45. In a heel-making` machine, a series of heel-holders, successivelymovable into a lift-receiving position, heel-forming means movable todeliver' the assembled lifts onto said holders when in said position, aclamping device for each holder, and automatic means for moving eachclamping device into clamping position when the assembled lifts aredelivered onto its corresponding holder.

46. In a heel-making machine, a heelholder having a heel-receivingface,a clamping device, springl actuated to clamp a heel on said face, a tripdevice for holding said clamping device in an inoperative position, anda heel-formingmember movable to deliver the assembled lifts onto saidface, and to operate said trip device to permit the spring` of saidclamping device to clamp the lifts when in position on said face.

47. In a heel-making,- machine, a series of heel-holders successivelymovable into a liftreceiving position, a clamping device mounted on eachholder spring` actuated to clamp a heel on its corresponding` holder,supporting means to hold each clamping' device in an inoperativeposition When its holder is in said receivingposition, heel-forming`means movable to deliver a pile of lifts, in heel form, onto eachholder, when in said position, and means, automatically operated by saidforming means, as it delivers the` lifts onto a holder, to release theactuating spring of its corresponding clamping device to. clamp thelifts thereon.

48. In a heel-making,` machine, a carrier comprising a series of heelholders, movable successively into a heel-receiving position, normallyinoperative driving-means therefor, controlling-means to cause operationof said driving-means to move one holder from said position and the nextholder into said position, a heel-forming member supported independentlyof said carrier and movable to deliver an assembled heel to said holdersWhen in receiving position, a clamping` device for each holder, means tomove said clamping device to clamp a heel thereon when delivered theretoby said member, and means actuated by said member as it is Withdrawnfrom the holder, to operate said controlling-means.

49. In a heel-making machine, carrier comprising a. series of heelholders, movable nasse-ie successively into a heel-receiving position,

normally inope 1ative driving-means there-V for, controlling-means tocause operation of said driving-means to move one holder from saidposition and the next holder into said position, a heel-forming memberon each holder, cooperating heel-forming,I member supportedindependently ofthe carrier and movable into forming relation with themember of each holder when in said position, a clamping device for eachholder, means to move each clampingdevice to clamp aheel on its holderwhen held thereon between said members and means, actuated by saidcooperatingmember, when it is moved out of forming relation, to operatesaid controlling-means.

50. In a heel-making machine, a carrier comprising a series of heelholders, movablev successively into a heel-receiving position, normallyinoperative driving-means therefor, controlling-means*to cause operationof said driving-means to move one holder from said position and the nextholder into said position, a heel-forming member supported independentlyof the carrier and movable into position to hold the lifts in heel formover each holder When in said position, a clamping device for eachholder and means actuated by said heel-forming member when it is movedinto position over a holder, to operate the clamping device thereof toclamp a heel thereon, and When Withdrawn therefrom, to operate saidcontrolling,- means,

5l. In a heel-making machine, a carrier comprising a series of heelholders, movable successively into a heel-receiving position, normallyinoperative driving-means therefor, controlling-means to cause operationof said driving-means to move one holder lfrom said position and thenext holder into said position, a heel-forming member reoiprocallymovable to and from said position to deliver assembled heels to saidholders successively, a clamping device for each holder, means, actuatedby said member at the end of its delivering movement to a holder in saidposition, to operate the clamping device thereof and means actuated b vsaid member a-t the end of its return movement, to operate saidcontrolling-means.

52'. A heel-building machine lravino. in combination, a series ofintermittently and bodily movable heel block presses, a former arrangedand adapted to'shape piled heel lifts into the proper contour of block,and means for actuating the former to transfer the heel blocks to thepresses.

53. A' heel-building machine having, in combination, a series ofautomatically opening and closing presses for receiving and holdingblocks under pressure, and means for sha-ping piled, Vpasted heel liftsinto heel blocks, said shaping means Vbeing movable to transfer theblocks to' said presses, hold' llo the blocks thereat until the pressesclose, and then be withdrawn leaving the blocks in the presses.

54. A. heel-building machine having, in combination, an endless seriesof heel block presses operative to clamp and carry green heel blocks fora period sufficient to permit substantial setting of the paste, and thenautomatically release the blocks, means for f shaping freshly pastedlifts into heel blocks of given form, and means to operate said shapingmeans to transfer the blocks to the presses, said shaping means beingcon structed to permit Withdrawal from the blocks when they are clampedby the presses.

55. A. heel-building machine having, in combination, a series of heelblock presses intermittently movable through a predeter4 mined orbit,means for automaticallyT opening and closing the presses atpredetermined stations in their orbit to permit the insertion anddischarge of heel blocks, and means for shaping freshly -pasted heellifts into heel blocks of predetermined contour, operative 1 to transferthe shaped block to an open press and deposit it therein.

56. A heel-building machine having, in combination, an intermittentlymovable endless series of heel-block presses, a former in which aheel-block maybe assembled, and means for moving the former to bring theblock assembled therein into position within one of the preses during adwell in the intermittent movement of the latter.

57. A heel-building machine, having, in combination, a heel block presscomprising a series of bed plates successively movable to heel receivingposition and a press platen movable toward and from each bed plate; aformer, constructed to receive lifts in a pile with their breast edgesalined, movable to successively load said bed plates, while in heelreceiving position, with assembled heels; and means for automaticallyoperating said press platens as the heels are delivered to the bedplates by the former.

58. In a heel-making machine, a series of hee1-clamps each comprising aspring-actuated member and a base member, means to move said clamps in apredetermined path, successively, into a heel-receiving position, aheel-form open at top and bottom, and movable between a lift-assemblingposition at one side of the path of movement of said clamps and saidheel-receiving position, to deliver the assembled lifts between saidmembers, and means to release the spring actuated member of each clampwhen the form has delivered an assembled heel thereto.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ERVIN L. PAGE.

Witnesses:

RANsoM C. PINGREE, MARGARET I-I. EMERSON.

